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FleetPride Names Former CEO of Frito‑Lay NA and Advance Auto Part as Its New Chief Executive

by | Jul 24, 2025
Most recently, Tom Greco was president and chief executive officer of Advance Auto Parts, where he led a comprehensive, multi-year transformation centered on operational discipline, supply chain optimization, and commercial execution.
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Builders FirstSource Names New President of Technology and Digital Solutions
by | Jul 2, 2025
The Dallas-based building materials giant says Gayatri Narayan's hire will help accelerate digital and technical innovation for long-term growth.
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106-Year Old North Texas Industrial Maintenance Co. NCH To Merge with Delaware’s Solenis
by | Jun 24, 2025
Originally founded in Dallas in 1919 by Milton P. Levy as National Disinfectant Company, NCH now has 6,000 employees with distribution centers in 48 countries. Under the terms of the merger, the Levy family will become the largest minority shareholder in Solenis.
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Dani Austin, above, and her husband, Jordan Ramirez, co-leaders of Dallas-based Divi, are among the 18 winners of EY’s 2025 Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest Award. Austin launched the brand in 2021 with a focus on science-backed scalp and hair health, growing it into a national name now backed by Norwest and carried by Ulta Beauty, Target, and Amazon. [Photo: Divi]
These 18 Founders and CEOs Just Won the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Southwest Award from EY
by | Jun 24, 2025
The leaders behind 15 high-growth companies ranging from energy to electronics and hair health to quesadillas are now in the running for national honors this fall.
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Freeze-Dried Candy Co. Sow Good Hires New CFO

by | Jun 12, 2025
Donna Guy brings more than 25 years of experience in financial leadership across public and private companies to her new position. 
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Healthcare Staffing Platform ShiftKey Promotes Exec to President and COO
by | Jun 12, 2025
As president and COO, Seth Rosenberg will continue to lead day-to-day operations across the company while driving critical initiatives that will benefit professional and facility marketplace users, ShiftKey said.
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North Texas’ Caris Life Sciences Eyes $5.3B Valuation in Its Nasdaq IPO
by | Jun 10, 2025
The Irving-based leader in precision oncology—which has raised $1.86 billion since 2018—plans to raise as much as $423.5 million when it goes public on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol CAI.
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Irving-Based Alkegen Launches Full Production of EV Battery Fire Protection ‘Aerogels’
by | Jun 4, 2025
Following up on its 2024 partnership with Jaguar Land Rover, Alkegen said its next-gen, high performance fiber-aerogel composite—known as AlkeGel—is engineered to meet OEM demand for ultra-thin, safe, and easy-to-install thermal runaway protection for lithium-ion battery systems.
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SignaPay Opens New ‘Innovation Hub’ HQ in Irving, Pool Table Included

by | Jun 3, 2025
SignaPay's new headquarters is designed for accelerated R&D and a "wellness-first culture," Founder and CEO John Martillo said. The new HQ is aimed at accelerating fintech innovation while boosting capacity for 100+ employees of the Inc. 500 payments provider.
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Medtech Veteran Named Group President and CEO of 60-Year-Old Laser Innovator Fotona
by | May 27, 2025
Jeff Duchemin brings decades of leadership experience in the global medical technology sector to his new post, having held senior roles in both U.S. and international markets, the company said.
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Irving-Based On the Border Bought at Auction by Houston’s Pappas Restaurants
by | May 8, 2025
Pappas—which operates Pappasito's Cantina in addition to Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, Pappas Bar-B-Q, and Pappas Bros. Steakhouse—said the acquisition will join two iconic Texas-based restaurant brands and expand Pappas' presence in the Tex-Mex category.
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Caris Life Sciences Appoints Chief Business Officer, Biopharma Business Development
by | May 8, 2025
Eric Matthews will provide strategic leadership to biopharma business development, and through his executive leadership, support Caris' expanding portfolio of biopharma partnerships, the company said.
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Motivus Appoints New CFO/Chief Operations Officer and Chief Sales Officer

by | Apr 30, 2025

Motivus, a global technology, data and AI consulting firm with an office in Irving, announced earlier this month that it added two executives to its leadership team as the company pursues new markets and ambitious growth.

Kevin Walmsley was named chief financial and operations officer, and Navneet Narula became chief sales officer....

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North Texas Aviation Services Co. G2 Acquired by U.K.’s Menzies for $305M
by | Apr 16, 2025
G2 is an aviation service "partner of choice" for major airlines across the U.S., while Menzies, an Agility Global company, is a service partner to the world's airports and airlines, the companies said.
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Corvias Promotes Exec to President of Its Irving-Based Department of Defense Division
by | Mar 27, 2025
Denise Hauck will oversee the energy, indoor environments, and military housing solutions that Corvias delivers to the DOD to support the readiness and resiliency of service members and their families.
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Dialing Up Growth, North Texas-Based NUU Is Making Smartphones Safer for Kids
From the Gabb Phone 4, which aims to be "the most trusted safe phone" for kids and teens, to the NUU B30 Pro 5G, named the "Best Affordable Gaming Phone" by PCMag, Irving-based NUU is delivering on its mantra of "better smartphones, better prices." CEO Danny Sit calls Dallas "the perfect home" for NUU's dialed-up expansion—and 3 straight years on the Inc. 5000 list back him up.
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